Salute – English Lyrics

• By: Little Mix
• Album: Between Us

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the empowering message behind Little Mix's "Salute," a dynamic blend of R&B and military influences that celebrates female strength and unity. Explore the song's catchy lyrics and themes of equality, perfect for understanding the language of girl power and resilience.

[English]

Ladies all across the world

Listen up, we're looking for recruits

If you're with me, lemme see your hands

Stand up and salute

Get your killer heels, sneakers, pumps, or lace up your boots

Representin' all the women, salute, salute

Ladies all across the world

Listen up, we're looking for recruits

If you're with me, lemme see your hands

Stand up and salute

Get your killer heels, sneakers, pumps, or lace up your boots

Representing all the women, salute, salute

It's who we are

We don't need no camouflage

It's a female federal

And we're taking off

If you're with me, women, lemme hear you say

Ladies all across the world

Listen up, we're looking for recruits

If you're with me, lemme see your hands

Stand up and salute

Get your killer heels, sneakers, pumps, or lace up your boots

Representing all the women, salute, salute

Attention! (Salute)

Attention! (Salute)

Attention! (Huh)

Representing all the women, salute, salute

Sisters, we are everywhere

Warriors, your country needs you

If you're ready, ladies, better keep steady, ready, aim, shoot

Don't need ammunition, on a mission

Now we hit you with the truth

Divas, queens, we don't need no man, salute

Sisters, we are everywhere

Warriors, your country needs you

If you're ready, ladies, better keep steady, ready, aim, shoot

Don't need ammunition, on a mission

Now we hit you with the truth

Representing all the women, salute, salute

It's who we are

We don't need no camouflage

It's a female federal

And we're taking off

If you're with me, women, lemme hear you say

Ladies all across the world

Listen up, we're looking for recruits

If you're with me, lemme see your hands

Stand up and salute

Get your killer heels, sneakers, pumps, or lace up your boots

Representing all the women, salute, salute

Attention! (Salute)

Attention! (Salute)

Attention! (Huh)

Representing all the women, salute, salute

If you think we're just pretty things

You couldn't be more wrong

(We standing strong, we carry on)

Knock us, but we keep moving up (we're moving up, yeah)

Can't stop a hurricane, ladies, it's time to awake (yeah)

Attention!

Attention!

Individuals, originals

Huh

Lemme hear you say

Ladies all across the world

Listen up, we're looking for recruits

If you're with me, lemme see your hands

Stand up and salute

Get your killer heels, sneakers, pumps, or lace up your boots

Representing all the women, salute, salute

Attention! (Salute)

Attention! (Salute)

Attention! (Huh)

Representing all the women, salute, salute

(Ladies, the time has come)

(The war has begun)

(Let us stand together)

(And remember, men fight great, but women are greater fighters)

Huh

Representing all the women, salute, salute

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
salute /səˈluːt/ B2	verb - to greet or show respect, especially with a gesture noun - a gesture of respect
women /ˈwɪmɪn/ A1	noun - female adult humans
ladies /ˈleɪdiz/ A2	noun - women, especially in a polite or formal sense
warriors /ˈwɒriərz/ B2	noun - people who fight in battles or struggles
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be in an upright position on one's feet
represent /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/ B2	verb - to act or speak on behalf of someone or something
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A2	adjective - prepared for action or use
aim /eɪm/ B1	verb - to point or direct a weapon or intention toward a target noun - the thing that one intends to achieve or reach
shoot /ʃuːt/ B1	verb - to fire a weapon or to take a photograph
mission /ˈmɪʃən/ B2	noun - a specific task or purpose, especially one that is important
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true; a fact
camouflage /ˈkæməflɑːʒ/ C1	noun - the act of disguising or hiding something, especially in a military context verb - to disguise or conceal by means of camouflage
hurricane /ˈhɜːrɪkən/ B2	noun - a severe tropical cyclone with strong winds
fight /faɪt/ B1	verb - to engage in a struggle or combat noun - a contest or struggle between parties
greater /ˈɡreɪtər/ B2	adjective - more extensive or significant
killer /ˈkɪlər/ B2	adjective - extremely impressive or powerful (slang) noun - a person who kills another person
attention /əˈtɛnʃən/ B1	noun - the act of focusing the mind on something
sisters /ˈsɪstərz/ A2	noun - female siblings or close female friends

Key Grammar Structures

• Ladies all across the world

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'all across the world' is a prepositional phrase modifying 'Ladies', indicating location.

• If you're with me, lemme see your hands

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ The sentence 'If you're with me, lemme see your hands' is a Type 1 conditional, expressing a likely result if the condition is met.

• Representin' all the women, salute, salute

  ➔ Gerund as Subject

  ➔ 'Representin'' is a gerund acting as the subject of the sentence, though it's informally shortened.

• It's who we are

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement

  ➔ The verb 'is' agrees with the singular subject 'who', despite the plural 'we' later in the sentence.

• Don't need ammunition, on a mission

  ➔ Parallel Structure

  ➔ The phrases 'Don't need ammunition' and 'on a mission' are parallel in structure, both acting as independent clauses.

• If you think we're just pretty things

  ➔ Indirect Speech

  ➔ The clause 'we're just pretty things' is reported speech, indicating what someone might think.

• Knock us, but we keep moving up

  ➔ Contrastive Conjunction

  ➔ The conjunction 'but' contrasts the actions of being knocked down and continuing to move up.

• Attention! (Salute)

  ➔ Interjection

  ➔ 'Attention!' is an interjection used to demand focus or alertness.